| A | B |
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| Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the United States. He initiated the Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| Winfield Scott | Enforced the removal of Cherokee from NC, TN, GA, and AL |
| John Marshall | Supreme Court Justice who ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a sovereign nation and the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional. |
| Worcester vs Georgia | Supreme Court case requesting clarification on the legality of the Indian Removal Act |
| individualism | idea that a person should be free from government interference. |
| legislature | lawmaking branch of government |
| academy | a private school |
| Indian Removal Act 1830 | Law signed by Andrew Jackson stating that all Cherokees must leave their homes to go to Indian Territory by 1838. |
| Cherokees | Native Americans who lived in NC, SC, GA, TN, AL who were forced to leave their homes under the Indian Removal Act |
| Tsali | According to legend, he fled to the mountains with his family to avoid removal and willingly gave up his life in order that his tribe and family could remain in NC. |
| Quallatown | Tribe of Cherokees who were allowed to stay in NC since the did not adhere to tribal rituals |
| Indian Territory | Land west of the Mississippi River in what is present day Oklahoma |
| Sequoya | Created the Cherokee alphabet and set up the Phoenix newspaper |
| Phoenix | Cherokee newspaper |
| Treaty of New Echota | Treaty signed by unauthorized Cherokees and Andrew Jackson ceding all of the land in NC, SC, GA, TN, and AL to the US government in exchange for $5 million dollars and land west of the Mississippi River |
| Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
| Trail of Tears | the 1200 mile forced march endured by the Cherokees on the way to Indian Territory where over 4,000 Cherokees died. |
| John Ross | First tribal leader of the Cherokee who petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the Cherokee to remain on their land. |
| John Ridge | He signed the Treaty of New Echota and was killed. |
| Major Ridge | Leader of the Cherokee who without authorization signed the Treaty of New Echota and was killed. |
| stockade | an enclosure or pen in which prisoners are kept |
